Wide field view of the unusual double star SS Leporis

This wide-field image of the sky around the unusual double star SS Leporis is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximately 2.7 degrees. SS Leporis is the bright star at the centre. The coloured rings and the four spikes around the star are artifacts of the photographic process and the optics of the telescope used, and are not real.

Kilde:

ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.

Om billedet

Id:eso1148c
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:7. december 2011 12:00
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso1148
Størrelse:9555 x 9960 px

Om objektet

Navn:SS Lep
Type:Milky Way : Star
Constellation:Lepus
Kategori:Stars

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Koordinater

Position (RA):6 4 59.19
Position (Dec):-16° 29' 3.78"
Field of view:160.40 x 167.20 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord er 0.2° venstre fra lodret

Farver & filtre

BåndTeleskop
Optisk
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optisk
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Infrarød
I
Digitized Sky Survey 2